Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 17 min5:07 am – 8:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 5 min7:09 am – 4:14 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 82°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 37°F, lows 23°F44 in of rain a year, on about 77 dayswettest month December49 in of snow a year, on about 23 days14 days above 90°F, 92 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Boston Logan Intl Ap station, 5 mi away
Parks and public landsJordan Marsh Service Centerstate park · under a mile · 61 acresSenator Finnegan Parkstate park · under a mileConley & Tenean Streets Parkstate park · 1.0 miVictory Road Parkstate park · 1.0 miGallivan/Hallet Circlestate park · 1.2 miQuincy Shores Reservationstate park · 1.3 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.1 on 10 Jan 199938 mi away, near Merrimac, MassachusettsMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 27 Jan 200050 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateNorfolk County, MA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsRiver flooding Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighCoastal flooding Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality84% of days had good air in 2025308 of 365 days measured55 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 39, worst day 126main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Norfolk County monitors, MA
Drinking waterQuincy Water Dept. (mwra)serves 106,000 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation5 ft2 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCarney Hospital2.3 miPost officeNorth Quincy Post Office1.3 miTown hallQuincy Town Hall3.0 miPoliceBoston Police Department District C - 11 Station1.8 miFire stationQuincy Fire Department Station 7under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi18 schools9 elementary, 1 middle, 3 high, 5 otherElementarySquantum Elementary Schoolunder a mileMiddleAtlantic Middle School1.0 miHighNorth Quincy High School1.0 miCollegeUniversity of Massachusetts Boston1.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBoston Logan International Airport BOS5.0 miInterstateI-93under a mileUS highwayUS 1under a mileAmtrakSouth Station BOS4.5 miSubwayNorth QuincyMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)1.1 miCoachBoston (South Station)Peter Pan (BZ)4.3 miTransit33 stops within a mileMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 02269 ZIP area.
